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News Roundup
OSU Offers New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate
Ohio State University is offering a new certificate in diversity, equity and inclusion, The Lantern reported. The 12-hour interdisciplinary program will teach students about institutional inequalities and train them to work in diverse environments. The certificate program, spearheaded by sociology professors Drs. Reanne Frank and Townsand Price-Spralten, has been in the works for a year […]
November 1, 2019
News Roundup
Book About Vietnam War and the Black Freedom Struggle on Campus Wins Award
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced it will award its Frederic W. Ness Book Award to Jim Crow Campus: Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order” by Dr. Joy Ann Williamson-Lott, a professor of history of education and dean of the graduate school at the University of Washington […]
November 1, 2019
Other News
Former Citadel Football Coach Charlie Taaffe Dies
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Citadel’s former head football coach Charlie Taaffe has died at age 69. In a post on Facebook, Taaffe’s sister said he passed away after a short battle with widespread cancer. Taaffee served as head football coach for the Citadel between 1987 and 1996 and was arguably the best in the military […]
November 1, 2019
Other News
Former Naval Academy Superintendent Could be University of Nebraska President
The University of Nebraska board of regents unanimously voted Friday to make Retired Vice Adm. Walter “Ted” Carter a priority candidate to be the next university president. Carter, 60, was the Naval Academy’s longest-serving superintendent from 2014 until this summer. He directed all aspects of the Naval Academy, including the training and education of 4,400 […]
November 1, 2019
Other News
Former Naval Academy Superintendent Could be University of Nebraska President
The University of Nebraska board of regents unanimously voted Friday to make Retired Vice Adm. Walter “Ted” Carter a priority candidate to be the next university president. Carter, 60, was the Naval Academy’s longest-serving superintendent from 2014 until this summer. He directed all aspects of the Naval Academy, including the training and education of 4,400 […]
November 1, 2019
Veterans
Clergy Training Aims to Help Returning Military Veterans
The University of Providence and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are hosting a free event called Pastors & Counselors Training Program – Military Culture and Wounds of War The event will be for clergy members who want training on how to help veterans overcome abandoning their religious beliefs. They will also learn methods of […]
November 1, 2019
Veterans
In Year Five, University Veteran Services Expands Efforts to Create Community Among Military-Connected Badgers
Mirana Whaley swears she can pick out fellow military veterans on campus simply by the way they walk. “It’s more purposeful,” says Whaley, a UW–Madison freshman. “We’ve got places to go and stuff to do. We don’t walk slowly.” Whaley attributes her quickened pace to the rigid structure of active duty. She spent the past […]
November 1, 2019
Latest News
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Loosens Accreditor and State Oversight
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the finalized rule for accreditation and state authorization on Thursday. The new regulations will go into effect on July 1, 2020.
November 1, 2019
HBCUs
Longtime Chancellor Reflects on Tenure
In June, Dr. James Anderson stepped down from his post as chancellor of Fayetteville State University aÂfter 11 years at the helm. Seemingly, by every measurable metric, from enrollment, to graduation rates to financial stability and campus expansion, Fayetteville State thrived under Anderson’s leadership, innovative approach and vision, according to many on and off the campus who are familiar with his leadership.
October 31, 2019
News Roundup
College Affordability Act Passes Out of Committee to the U.S. House of Representatives
Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee passed the College Affordability Act out of committee on Thursday with a 28 to 22 vote. The College Affordability Act – introduced by Chairman Rep. Bobby Scott and other committee members two weeks ago – is the first attempt at a comprehensive overhaul of higher education legislation […]
October 31, 2019
Latest News
Report: Head Start-College Partnerships Improve Success for Student Parents
Head Start services and on-campus childcare centers can help student parents earn their degrees and establish long-term economic security.
October 31, 2019
News Roundup
Businessman Receives Prison Time for Role in College Admissions Scandal
Jeffrey Bizzack, a California businessman, was sentenced to two months in prison for his role in the college admissions scandal. Bizzack paid $250,000 to get his son admitted to the University of Southern California (USC) as a fake volleyball recruit. He is the 12th parent to be sentenced in the scandal and one of 10 […]
October 31, 2019
Students
Prince George’s Community College President to Retire Next Year
Dr. Charlene M. Dukes, president of Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) is set to retire June 30, 2020. She became the institution’s first female president in July 2007. Throughout her presidency, Dukes built various partnerships with Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). She also co-chaired a task force for the development of the Prince George’s […]
October 31, 2019
News Roundup
Spelman College Will Be the First HBCU With an Endowed Queer Studies Chair
Spelman College will be the first historically Black college or university to have an endowed chair in Queer Studies, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Currently, the college is running a $2 million fundraising campaign, which will be matched by Arcus Foundation founder Jon Stryker to finance the position. “Spelman College has long been at […]
October 31, 2019
Latest News
A New Report Asks Who’s Going Back to College?
A new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center delves into the demographics of students going back to college, where and when they re-enroll and who’s most likely to graduate.
October 30, 2019
News Roundup
University of Michigan to Build Innovation Center in Downtown Detroit
As part of an over $300 million development plan, the University of Michigan will open an innovation center in downtown Detroit, according to The Detroit Free Press. The 190,000 square-foot innovation center will be built on the site of the aborted Wayne County jail project. The construction of the jail was halted in 2013 after […]
October 30, 2019
News Roundup
UC System Threatened With Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Standardized Testing
A group of students and community organizations are threatening to sue the University of California system for requiring standardized test scores in its admissions process, citing concerns about inequity. The coalition includes three students, five nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District. Lawyers representing the group sent a letter to the system on Tuesday, arguing […]
October 30, 2019
Tenure
Scholars Decry Discrimination in Tenure Review Process
Systemic bias faulted for fostering anti-diversity climate leading to tenure denials for a number of minority scholars.
October 30, 2019
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